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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and productive life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Patsie Lee Baugh Johnston of Junction, who passed away on |
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September 6, 2023, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Verree Westbrook and J. L. Baugh, |
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the former Patsie Baugh was born in Kerrville on August 15, 1942, |
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and grew up with two brothers, Jimmy and Joe David, and two sisters, |
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Virginia "Ginger" and Cherry; she was a drum majorette at Junction |
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High School and went on to become head baton twirler at San Angelo |
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Junior College; in addition, she attended University of Phoenix and |
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the George Washington University; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Johnston was employed by AT&T for 33 years and |
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loved her job, which involved travel around the country; the |
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company sent her to Reno, Nevada, where she spent the last three |
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years of her career as a diversity instructor, a position she found |
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particularly rewarding; she was a member of the Telephone Pioneers |
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of America; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she loved Reno and neighboring Lake Tahoe, |
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Ms. Johnston moved back to her hometown upon retirement to take |
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care of her aging parents; following their deaths, she returned to |
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the workforce, serving with Farm Bureau for 22 years; she was a |
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member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Texas First |
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Families, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and the Former Texas |
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Rangers Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Patsie Johnston is deeply missed, but she has left |
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her family and friends with a wealth of memories that they will |
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forever treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Patsie Lee Baugh Johnston and extend sincere condolences to the |
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members of her family: to her daughter, Tambra Baker; to her |
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grandson, Patrick Cody Johnston; to her granddaughters, Tia and |
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Chy; to her siblings, Cherry Hodges and Joe David Baugh; to her |
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sister-in-law, Jeri Baugh; to her nieces, Jody Baugh and Jayme |
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Jendrusch and her husband, Doug; to her nephew, Jim Ed Baugh, and |
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his wife, Katy; to her grandnephews, Heath and Kevin; to her |
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grandniece, Kynzie; to her cousins, Judy Murr and Rheba Wall |
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Massey; to her lifelong friends, Joanna Laake, Margaret Handy, and |
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Diane Woodward; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Patsie |
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Johnston. |